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Hello, i kissed my boyfriend the day before i started having symptoms of strep throat, can he get it?
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Contagious: Yes. Of course. Contagiousness can start one to two days prior to symptoms.
Answered 6/21/2017
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Possible: Even though the symptoms started in you a day after, the incubation period is longer, so he could be susceptible to the infection, especially if the kissing was "open mouth.".
Answered 3/13/2023
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